JP2008153888A - Mobile communication terminal and program tuning method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To tune a program desired by a user corresponding to a viewing region. <P>SOLUTION: A channel information table associates a physical channel, a service ID and a sequence ID with each other and stores them as channel information. A program tuning part 44 performs tuning using the physical channel included in program specifying information for specifying a specified program to be tuned. When it is determined by a service ID determination part 41 that the service ID included in the broadcasting waves of a received program does not match with the service ID included in the program specifying information, a channel information extraction part 43 extracts the channel information provided with the service ID matched with the service ID included in the program specifying information from the channel information table. The program tuning part 44 performs tuning again using the physical channel included in the extracted channel information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a program channel selection method.

In recent years, mobile communication terminals equipped with television receivers that receive terrestrial digital broadcast waves have been developed. In such a mobile communication terminal, since the channel is selected using the frequency of the physical channel, even if the channel is selected using the same physical channel, the contents of the program may differ depending on the viewing area. That is, a problem that the user cannot view a desired program may occur by moving between viewing areas. In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses a program reserved by a user according to a current position based on program reservation information registered in a mobile communication terminal and current position information of the mobile communication terminal. A digital broadcast receiving system that provides channel selection information for selecting a channel to a mobile communication terminal is disclosed.
JP 2005-109588 A

  However, in the above-described digital broadcast receiving system, in order to receive provision of channel selection information, it is necessary to reserve and register a program in advance. Therefore, when the program is not reserved and registered, there is a problem that the user cannot view the desired program by moving between viewing areas.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal and a program channel selection capable of selecting a program desired by a user according to a viewing area regardless of whether or not a program is registered for reservation. It aims to provide a method.

  The mobile communication terminal of the present invention associates a physical channel for identifying the frequency of a broadcast wave with a service ID for identifying a program provided by the broadcaster and a sequence ID for identifying the broadcaster. Channel information storage means for storing as channel information, channel selection means for selecting a channel based on a physical channel included in program designation information for designating a specific program to be selected, and channel selection means. If the service ID included in the broadcast wave that broadcasts the program does not match the service ID included in the program designation information, channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the program designation information is stored in the channel information storage. Channel information extraction means for extracting from the channel information stored by the means, and the channel selection means comprises a channel information extraction means. Characterized by re-election station based on the physical channels included in the channel information extracted by Le information extraction means.

  In the program channel selection method of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal identifies the physical channel for identifying the frequency of the broadcast wave, the service ID for identifying the program provided by the broadcaster, and the broadcaster. A channel information storage step for storing the channel ID in a memory in association with a sequence ID for the channel selection, and a channel selection based on a physical channel included in the program designation information for designating a specific program to be selected A service that matches the service ID included in the program designation information when the service ID included in the broadcast wave that broadcasts the program selected in the step and the channel selection step does not match the service ID included in the program designation information Channel for extracting channel information having ID from channel information stored by channel information storage means It includes a distribution extracting step, and said tuning step is characterized by the re-election station based on the physical channels included in the channel information extracted in the channel information extraction step.

  According to these inventions, when the service ID of the program received as a result of channel selection based on the physical channel included in the program specifying information is different from the service ID included in the program specifying information, the program specifying information Channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the channel information is extracted, and the channel can be selected again based on the physical channel of the extracted channel information. That is, for example, when a program that is different from the desired program is received by moving the viewing area or the like, the physical channel stored corresponding to the service ID of the desired program is selected. You can use it again to select a channel. Therefore, it is possible to select a program desired by the user according to the viewing area.

  In the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, the channel information extracting means, when no service ID is stored in the program designation information, the sequence ID included in the broadcast wave that broadcasts the program selected by the channel selecting means. When the channel ID does not match the sequence ID included in the program designation information, it is preferable to extract channel information having a sequence ID matching the sequence ID included in the program designation information from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means. .

  In the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the channel information extracting means can extract channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the program designation information from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means. The channel information having the sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the program designation information is preferably extracted from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means.

  The mobile communication terminal of the present invention further comprises last channel information storage means for storing channel information corresponding to the program selected last, and the channel selection means is included in the program designation information by the channel information extraction means. If channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID is not extracted from the channel information stored by the channel information storage unit, the channel information is stored based on the physical channel included in the channel information stored by the last channel information storage unit. It is preferable to re-select.

  According to the mobile communication terminal and the program channel selection method of the present invention, it is possible to select a program desired by the user according to the viewing area regardless of whether or not the program is registered for reservation.

  Embodiments of a mobile communication terminal and a program channel selection method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile phone 1 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 includes a wireless communication unit 11, a tuner unit 12, a control unit 20, a memory unit 30 (channel information storage unit, last channel information storage unit), and a DTV application unit 40. , An operation unit 50, a display unit 60, and an audio output unit 70. The DTV application unit 40 includes a service ID determination unit 41 (channel information extraction unit), a sequence ID determination unit 42 (channel information extraction unit), a channel information extraction unit 43 (channel information extraction unit), and a program channel selection unit 44 ( Channel selection means).

  The wireless communication unit 11 includes an antenna 11a and is a receiving circuit that receives audio data, packet data, and the like via the antenna 11a. The wireless communication unit 11 receives the program designation information and stores the received program designation information in a program designation information table described later. Here, the program designation information includes a physical channel, a service ID, and a series ID. The physical channel is an ID for identifying the frequency of the broadcast wave, the service ID is an ID for identifying a program provided by the broadcaster, and the series ID is for identifying the broadcaster. ID. The program designation information may be information transmitted from another user, a service provider, or the like, for example, or information input by the user himself / herself in order to select a specific program.

  The tuner unit 12 is a receiving circuit that includes an antenna 12a and receives broadcast waves such as terrestrial digital broadcast waves via the antenna 12a. The control unit 20 controls each component of the mobile phone 1 by executing various programs.

  The memory unit 30 stores various programs and various data. Examples of tables that store various data include a channel information table, a last channel information table, and a program designation information table.

  In the channel information table, physical channels, service IDs, and sequence IDs are associated and stored as channel information. Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, the channel information table has, as data items, for example, an item number for uniquely identifying channel information, a physical channel, a service ID, and a sequence ID.

  The last channel information table stores the physical channel, service ID, and sequence ID that were selected at the end of viewing as last channel information.

  The program designation information table stores program designation information including a physical channel, a service ID, and a series ID received by the wireless communication unit 11.

  The DTV application unit 40 shown in FIG. 1 is a function realized by activating a DTV application for viewing a digital television. The DTV application is activated in accordance with a user operation instruction, and performs broadcast wave synchronization processing based on a physical channel designated in accordance with the user operation instruction. When the TV viewing ends according to the user's operation instruction, the DTV application stores the physical channel, the service ID, and the sequence ID selected at the end in the last channel information table as the last channel information.

  The service ID determination unit 41 determines whether or not a service ID is stored in the program designation information. When the service ID determination unit 41 determines that the service ID is stored in the program designation information, the service ID included in the broadcast wave of the program selected by the program channel selection unit 44 is included in the program designation information. It is determined whether or not it matches the service ID.

  The series ID determination unit 42 determines whether or not a series ID is stored in the program designation information. When the sequence ID determination unit 42 determines that the sequence ID is stored in the program designation information, the sequence ID included in the broadcast wave of the program selected by the program channel selection unit 44 is included in the program designation information. It is determined whether or not it matches the sequence ID.

  The channel information extraction unit 43 is included in the program specification information when the service ID determination unit 41 determines that the service ID included in the broadcast wave of the received program does not match the service ID included in the program specification information. Channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID is extracted from the channel information stored in the channel information table.

  Further, the channel information extraction unit 43 is included in the program designation information when the channel information having the service ID that matches the service ID contained in the program designation information cannot be extracted from the channel information stored in the channel information table. Channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID to be extracted is extracted from the channel information stored in the channel information table.

  Furthermore, the channel information extraction unit 43, when the sequence ID determination unit 42 determines that the sequence ID included in the broadcast wave in the tuner unit 12 does not match the sequence ID included in the program specification information, Channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the channel information is extracted from the channel information stored in the channel information table.

  Here, when the channel information extraction unit 43 extracts a plurality of pieces of channel information, it is preferable to select one channel information based on the following conditions. (1) For example, when priority is set for channel information such as a primary service, a secondary service, and a secondary service, the channel information with the highest priority is selected. (2) When the remote control number is set in the channel information, the channel information with the smallest remote control number is selected. (3) Select channel information with the smallest physical channel corresponding to the channel information.

  The program channel selection unit 44 selects a channel using a physical channel included in the program designation information. Further, the program channel selection unit 44 re-selects a channel using the physical channel included in the channel information extracted by the channel information extraction unit 43. Further, the program channel selection unit 44, when channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the program designation information is not extracted from the channel information stored in the channel information table by the channel information extraction unit 43, The channel is re-selected using the physical channel included in the channel information stored in the last channel information table.

  The operation unit 50 includes input keys for operating the mobile phone 1. The display unit 60 displays information necessary for operating the mobile phone 1 on the display. The sound output unit 70 converts the sound data received by the wireless communication unit 11 into sound and outputs the sound from the speaker.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 1 is used as a specific example of the mobile communication terminal. However, the specific example of the mobile communication terminal is not limited to this, for example, a simple mobile phone (PHS) or a communication function. It may be a mobile communication terminal such as a portable information terminal (PDA).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the flow of the program channel selection process in the mobile phone 1 will be described.

  First, the wireless communication unit 11 receives program designation information that designates a specific program to be selected (step S1).

  Next, the program channel selection unit 44 selects a channel using the physical channel included in the program designation information (step S2).

  Next, the service ID determination unit 41 determines whether or not a service ID is stored in the program designation information (step S3). If this determination is NO (step S3; NO), a sequence ID determination process described later is performed (step S8).

  On the other hand, when the determination in step S3 is YES (step S3; YES), the service ID determination unit 41 indicates that the service ID included in the broadcast wave of the program selected by the program channel selection unit 44 is the program designation information. It is determined whether or not it matches the included service ID (step S4). If this determination is YES (step S4; YES), viewing of the program selected in step S2 described above is started (step S9).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4 that the two service IDs do not match (step S4; NO), the channel information extraction unit 43 uses the service ID included in the program designation information to store the channel information table. The stored channel information is searched (step S5). When channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the program designation information is extracted by the channel information extraction unit 43 (step S6; YES), the program channel selection unit 44 adds the extracted channel information to the channel information. Reselection is performed using the included physical channel (step S7). Then, viewing of the reselected program is started (step S9).

  On the other hand, if channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the program designation information is not extracted by the channel information extraction unit 43 (step S6; NO), a sequence ID determination process described later is performed ( Step S8).

  Next, the flow of the above-described sequence ID determination process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the sequence ID determination unit 42 determines whether or not a sequence ID is stored in the program designation information (step S11). When this determination is NO (step S11; NO), the program channel selection unit 44 reselects using the physical channel included in the channel information stored in the last channel information table (step S16). Then, the sequence ID determination process ends.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S11 is YES (step S11; YES), the sequence ID determination unit 42 includes the sequence ID included in the broadcast wave of the program selected by the program channel selection unit 44 in the program designation information. It is determined whether or not it matches the included series ID (step S12). If this determination is YES (step S12; YES), the sequence ID determination process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S12 that the two series IDs do not match (step S12; NO), the channel information extraction unit 43 uses the series ID included in the program designation information in the channel information table. The stored channel information is searched (step S13). Then, when channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the program designation information is extracted by the channel information extraction unit 43 (step S14; YES), the program channel selection unit 44 uses the extracted channel information. Reselection is performed using the included physical channel (step S15). Then, the sequence ID determination process ends.

  On the other hand, when channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the program designation information is not extracted by the channel information extraction unit 43 (step S14; NO), the program channel selection unit 44 displays the last channel information table in the last channel information table. Reselection is performed using the physical channel included in the stored channel information (step S16). Then, the sequence ID determination process ends.

  As described above, according to the mobile phone of the present embodiment, the service ID of the program received as a result of channel selection using the physical channel included in the program designation information and the service ID included in the program designation information are as follows. If they are different, channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the program designation information is extracted from the channel information table and can be re-selected using the physical channel of the extracted channel information. That is, for example, when a program that is different from the desired program is received by moving the viewing area or the like, the physical channel stored corresponding to the service ID of the desired program is selected. You can use it again to select a channel. Therefore, it is possible to select a program desired by the user according to the viewing area.

  In the above-described embodiment, the program channel selection unit 44 selects a channel (including re-tuning) using a physical channel, but the channel selection method is not limited to this. For example, when a plurality of programs are multiplexed on a broadcast wave received on one physical channel, the channel may be selected using the physical channel and the service ID.

  Moreover, although embodiment mentioned above demonstrated the case where this invention was applied with respect to the channel selection at the time of starting viewing of a program, it is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can also be applied to channel selection when starting recording of a reserved program. In this case, recording reservation information registered at the time of making a recording reservation for a program may be adopted as the program designation information used in the above-described embodiment. Moreover, in this modification, it is good also as performing excepting the series ID determination process in step S8 among the operation | movement shown in FIG. 3 mentioned above.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the sequence ID determination process (step S8 in FIG. 3) is performed, the program viewing is subsequently started. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the sequence ID determination process is performed, before starting the viewing of the program, the user is asked whether the viewing is possible, and the viewing of the program is started only when a viewing permission response is made. Also good.

It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the mobile telephone in embodiment of invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a channel information table. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the program channel selection process in a mobile telephone. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the series ID determination process shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile phone, 11 ... Wireless communication part, 11a ... Antenna, 12 ... Tuner part, 12a ... Antenna, 20 ... Control part, 30 ... Memory part, 40. ... DTV application section, 41... Service ID determination section, 42... Series ID determination section, 43... Channel information extraction section, 44. ..Display unit, 70 ... Audio output unit.

Claims (5)

A channel that stores a physical channel for identifying the frequency of a broadcast wave, a service ID for identifying a program provided by the broadcaster, and a sequence ID for identifying the broadcaster, and stores them as channel information Information storage means;
Channel selection means for selecting a channel based on the physical channel included in the program specification information for specifying to select a specific program;
The service ID included in the program designation information when the service ID included in a broadcast wave that broadcasts the program selected by the channel selection unit does not match the service ID included in the program designation information. Channel information extraction means for extracting the channel information having a service ID that matches the channel information from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means,
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the channel selection unit re-selects a channel based on the physical channel included in the channel information extracted by the channel information extraction unit.   When the service ID is not stored in the program designation information, the channel information extraction unit includes the sequence ID included in a broadcast wave that broadcasts the program selected by the channel selection unit. Extracting from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means the channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the program specification information when it does not match the sequence ID included in the specification information The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein:   If the channel information extraction unit cannot extract the channel information having a service ID that matches the service ID included in the program designation information from the channel information stored by the channel information storage unit, 2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the designation information is extracted from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means. Last channel information storage means for storing the channel information corresponding to the program selected last is further provided,
In the channel selection unit, the channel information extraction unit has not extracted the channel information having a sequence ID that matches the sequence ID included in the program designation information from the channel information stored by the channel information storage unit. 4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the mobile communication terminal performs channel reselection based on the physical channel included in the channel information stored by the last channel information storage unit. Mobile communication terminal
The physical channel for identifying the frequency of the broadcast wave, the service ID for identifying the program provided by the broadcaster, and the sequence ID for identifying the broadcaster are associated with each other and stored as channel information in the memory. Channel information storage step for
A channel selection step of selecting a channel based on the physical channel included in the program specification information that specifies to select a specific program;
The service ID included in the program designation information when the service ID included in the broadcast wave that broadcasts the program selected in the channel selection step does not match the service ID included in the program designation information. A channel information extracting step for extracting the channel information having a service ID that matches the channel information from the channel information stored by the channel information storage means,
The channel selection step re-selects based on the physical channel included in the channel information extracted in the channel information extraction step.

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